2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (339+ words) Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe will headline the final day of the 2026 Lloydminster Heavy Oil Show, organizers announced last week. The biennial event runs Sep. 16-17 at the Lloydminster Ex, with opening ceremonies and a fireside chat scheduled for the evening of…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (306+ words) People who lack inside exposure to policing often believe all police forces are the same. Canada features numerous police agencies and services providing similar coverage to various communities and provinces. While the territories are not explicitly listed here, they are…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (361+ words) Saskatchewan residents overwhelmingly support social media limits for young people, according to a province-wide survey released on Sept. 3. Of those who responded, 86.34 per cent said yes when asked if they support social media limits for children under the age of…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (230+ words) What do we want downtown Lloydminster to be? It is a simple question, but one that deserves a serious conversation. The city is investing in the downtown core, with infrastructure upgrades, reconstructed streets and sidewalks, trees, benches (or, the removal…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago   (162+ words) Lloydminster city council has approved a new one-year collective agreement with the Lloydminster Fire Fighters Association IAFF Local 5182, providing local firefighters with a 3.5 per cent wage increase for 2025. The agreement, ratified by union membership on Aug. 6, covers the period from…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (218+ words) The Alberta government is providing $5.5 million to community organizations combatting human trafficking through the Combatting Trafficking in Persons grant program, the province announced Aug. 19. Partnering with the Alberta Centre to End Trafficking in Persons, funding supports prevention, protects at-risk individuals…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (171+ words) Lloydminster residents will see a reduction on their utility bills this fall as the city transitions to a new provincewide recycling framework. On Monday, Aug. 17, Lloydminster City Council authorized administration to apply a monthly recycling rebate of $3.82 to affected utility…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (241+ words) Meridian Source Contractor awarded $2.5M contract for Lloydminster drainage project Lloydminster City Council has awarded a $2.5-million contract to ABS Excavating Ltd. to carry out Phase 4 upgrades on the Northwest Drainage Channel. Council approved the $2,499,282 contract, excluding GST, during its regular…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (202+ words) Quebec-based illegal lenders targeted Albertans with predatory interest rates and launched cyberattacks on hospitals, schools and homes to force debt repayments, provincial regulators say. An investigation led by Alberta’s Consumer Investigations Unit (CIU) resulted in multiple guilty pleas, criminal fines…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (242+ words) The federal government has officially scrapped its electric vehicle mandate, marking a significant policy shift after sustained pushback from provincial leadership. In a joint statement released Aug. 17, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and minister of environment and protected areas Grant Hunter…...